Today’s pick-me-up: Watch an elderly otter play basketball

Reading the news can get exhausting and depressing, so feel no shame in taking a break to watch this elderly otter show off his adorable basketball skills.

Vets discovered that Eddie, a 15-year-old (!) otter at the Oregon Zoo, had arthritis in his tiny elbows. To work those joints and alleviate the pain, his handlers taught him how leap up and dunk a small ball through a wall-mounted Portland Trailblazers hoop. Shoot the J, little guy!

And because one otter is never enough, check out the gallery below for more furry otters. There, I bet you’re feeling better already.